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Table 1 The proportion of virgin insects among Anopheles gambiae taking their first blood meal relative to the mean number of insects caught at that location, location of possible breeding sites and collection method from the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.

From: 'A mate or a meal' – Pre-gravid behaviour of female Anopheles gambiae from the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa

Location

Collection

Breeding site

Total caught

Mean/hr

First feeding

Proportion virgin

São Tomé

      

Almoxarife

Landing

Unknown

905

16.2

120

0.41

Sentinel

Landing

Unknown

578

43.0

92

0.37

Riboque

Landing

Unknown

2617

20.9

333

0.49

Sentinel

Landing

Close

2751

40.8

327

0.60

Light

Light-Trap

Close

5893

-

717

0.46

Príncipe

      

Praia Burras

Landing

Unknown

1036

14.0

226

0.56

Sentinel

Landing

Close

782

34.2

167

0.31

Rua Trabalhadores

Landing

Unknown

452

20.9

87

0.52

Sentinel

Landing

Close

707

26.1

125

0.58